Final Race Order, After 10 Laps:
1. Jimmy Moore
2. Ben Spies, -0.226 seconds
3. Chris Ulrich, -0.258 seconds
4. Mark Junge, -7.435 seconds


Qualifying Times:
1. Jimmy Moore, 2:15.441
2. Ben Spies, 2:15.746
3. Mark Junge, 2:16.110
4. Chris Ulrich, 2:16.369

Race Times
Jimmy Moore, Ben Spies, Chris Ulrich
Lap
2. JM 2:15.136, BS 2:16.697, CU 2:15.126
3. JM 2:16.096, BS 2:16.848, CU 2:15.499
4. JM 2:15.825, BS 2:15.621, CU 2:15.743
5. JM 2:16.725, BS 2:16.267, CU 2:15.883
6. JM 2:15.790, BS 2:16.317, CU 2:15.929
7. JM 2:15.675, BS 2:16.030, CU 2:15.371
8. JM 2:15.936, BS 2:15.571, CU 2:15.760
9. JM 2:15.874, BS 2:16.328, CU 2:16.163
10. JM 2:15.565, BS 2:14.960, CU 2:15.501


Jimmy Moore
Fastest Lap 2:15.136
Slowest Lap 2:16.725
Average Lap 2:15.847

Ben Spies
Fastest Lap 2:14.960
Slowest Lap 2:16.328
Average Lap 2:15.916

Chris Ulrich
Fastest Lap 2:15.126
Slowest Lap 2:16.163
Average Lap 2:15.664


Positions at end of Lap One:
1. Spies
2. Moore
6. Ulrich


Positions at end of Lap Five:
1. Spies
2. Moore
3. Ulrich


Positions at end of Laps Six through Nine
1. Moore
2. Ulrich
3. Spies

A press release just received from Dunlop follows:

“Buffalo, NY

“Goodyear Dunlop Tire North America is pleased to announce the launch of a new web site dedicated to Dunlop Motorcycle Tires.

“This new Web site, located at www.dunlopmotorcycle.com, offers a clean, high-impact design and very intuitive navigation, with a stunning depth of motorcycle imagery. The new site allows customers to easily access tire information for their particular application, and is also full of useful tire tips, racing imagery and information, and features that offer insight into the sport of motorcycling.

“‘Dunlop is the leader in the motorcycle tire field,’ said Mike Buckley, vice president of Dunlop Motorcycle Tires. ‘We wanted a site that reflected our leadership position through high-quality design and innovative content. Dunlop has a great story to tell, and this new site allows us to tell our story in ways that were not available to us before. It also provides customers with a convenient means to communicate with the company. Dunlop places great value on the input received from the people who know our tires.'”

FIRST PERSON/OPINION:

A. Barrister, the noted Joint Venture lawyer who has periodically commented on the Edmondson v. AMA case, has commented on the AMA’s press release announcing its settlement with Roger Edmondson for $3 million.

The announcement of the settlement comes just months after the AMA heralded an appeals court ruling requiring a retrial on damages, spinning the decision as being a great victory. Which begs the question, if it was a great victory, and if they really didn’t do anything wrong, why are they now paying Roger Edmondson $3 million?

But on to A. Barrister’s comments:

“The AMA’s press release quotes AMA Chairman Rick Gray as saying ‘Our efforts to settle this matter when it first arose were unsuccessful and resulted in the lawsuit.’

“The Edmondson case has given the AMA many opportunities to practice the art of bamboozling its members, and this final statement from Mr. Gray is a truly masterful example. Mr. Gray omits that the AMA never made a reasonable settlement offer prior to the lawsuit. In fact, Judge Thornberg specifically ruled that the AMA had never made a reasonable settlement offer when he ordered the AMA to pay all of the costs of the lawsuit (including Edmondson’s attorneys fees) and the appellate court found no error in that ruling.

“Mr. Gray’s statement is the rhetorical equivalent of the German government issuing a press release to its people after losing World War II and saying ‘Our efforts to settle our differences with England were unsuccessful and resulted in our conflict.'”

A. Barrister



Speaking in the Road America pressroom June 9, AMA spokesman Larry Lawrence denounced the above opinion piece as being biased and unfair, specifically objecting to what he said was comparing the AMA to Hitler and Germany.

Terms of the settlement agreement specifically barred Edmondson from commenting on the case before the close of business Monday, giving the AMA time to spin the settlement.

This is a press release issued by Yamaha Motor Corporation:

“CYPRESS, Calif., June 8, 2001 – With the enthusiastic support of his family, Yamaha Racing Director Larry Griffis recently announced that he will retire on June 22, 2001. Larry’s Yamaha career spanned 23 years including a two-year stint with the Yamaha Service group and 21 years with Yamaha Racing.

“‘The timing is right for me and I am confident that Yamaha’s racing staff will give the best possible effort to keep the ‘BLUE’ motorcycles up front. I am also thankful for the privileges and opportunities presented to me in helping to guide the racing department into the successful and competent team that it has become,’ said Griffis.

“Griffis says he’ll spend time with his wife, kids, and nine grandchildren, as well as work on some home projects including two 1960s muscle car
restorations.

“When asked for career highlights, Griffis responded, ‘There was something memorable every year we were racing – even when we weren’t winning. However, I’m really proud of Doug Henry’s 1998 National Champion title win on the four-stroke YZ400. That was something special.’

“During Griffis’ career, he’s worked with many of motorcycle racing’s greatest champions including motocross racers Bob Hannah, Mike Bell, Broc
Glover, Doug Henry, Jeremy McGrath, Damon Bradshaw, Doug Dubach, Jeff Emig, John Dowd, Kevin Windham, and Yamaha’s two current Supercross/motocross riders David Vuillemin and Tim Ferry.

“In addition to the off-road riders, Griffis worked with road racers Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, Jim Filice, John Kocinski, David Sadowski, Thomas Stevens, Jamie James, Colin Edwards, Rich Oliver, Tom Kipp, Scott Russell, and Yamaha’s current riders, Anthony Gobert and Tommy Hayden.”

Rodney Fee is in China and has established a website about his latest program.

http://www.geocities.com/RodneyFeeProductions/

Suzuki GSX-R1000 teams running in the SuperProduction class took the top five overall positions in the Endurance World Championship 6-hour at Brand Hatch on Saturday, June 9.

Suzuki Castrol Team won with 225 laps, followed by Zongshen Team with 225 laps, 1:06.226 behind. Phase One was third with 222 laps, Junior Team LMS was fourth with 221 and GMT 94 was fifth with 210 laps.

The first Superbike class entry was seventh overall.

Michael Barnes and Mike Ciccotti finished 15th overall, third in Superbike, and turned the fastest Superbike class lap of the event at 1:31.956. The fastest SuperProduction lap (and fastest overall lap) in the race was turned by Phase One at 1:30.340.

The following is a press release issued by Jason DiSalvo’s team:

“TOP TEN IN CROATIA FOR DISALVO

“After his 12th-place finish at the last European 250cc Championship race in Hungary two weeks ago, Cruise America Grand Prix Racing Team rider Jason DiSalvo continued to improve by recording a well-deserved 10th place at the Rijeka circuit in Croatia on Sunday.

“Having qualified in 10th place and posting 6th-fastest time in morning practice, Jason ran with the leading bunch in 8th position for the opening laps until he lost a couple of places but held on to his top-10 position until the checkered flag.

“Despite him being the youngest rider in the 250cc series, 17-year-old DiSalvo, from Batavia, New York, beat a host of more experienced competitors and in doing so, continued his recent good form much to his delight:

“‘I made a few mistakes that cost me a couple of places but I’m very happy to score more points. So long as we continue to improve, we are making progress’ said Jason after the race.

“Team owner Jim DiSalvo echoed his son’s comments:

“‘Jason is running well and we’re happy with the result. Considering this is a class field with lots of experience, I feel Jason is on the pace now and we are improving with every passing race’ said the New York businessman.

“DiSalvo returns to the USA this week to take some exams before traveling to Virginia next weekend to take part in a domestic 250cc race.

“Following his recent good form in Europe, DiSalvo has accepted the offer of a ‘wild card’ entry at the forthcoming Dutch Grand Prix at Assen in three weeks time. The team had originally planned on contesting the supporting European Championship race at the circuit that week but with the chance to move into the World Championship arena, the team will concentrate solely on the 250cc Dutch Grand Prix.

“‘It’s great news and this will be a tremendous experience for us all” enthused Jim DiSalvo. ‘It will give Jason the chance to race against the world’s top 250cc riders which will be an experience in its own right. We’re looking long term at this and we hope it will be of benefit to us in the months to come.’

“Jason secured wild card rides at the Argentinean and Brazilian Grands Prix in 1999 but the Assen race will be his first European GP and he too is looking forward to it

“‘I’ll give it my best shot and maybe we can have a good run. I can’t wait to race against the full-time GP racers,’ said Jason.

“Further to Crew Chief Marco ‘Brains’ Woodage tripping and damaging ligaments in his ankle in Hungary recently – which led to a hospital visit and him needing crutches – the team suffered further mishaps in Croatia.

“Technician Johnny Mowatt was taken ill on Friday with food poisoning which led to him spending the day laid up in the motorhome which meant team owner Jim DiSalvo had to help out and in doing so, managed to wrench his back!

“But it was Brains who was in the wars again when a static spark ignited a can of cleaning fluid he was using on the bike which briefly engulfed both him and the machine. No major damage was done as the fire was quickly extinguished although he now is sporting singed eyebrows and sideburners and had a red nose and cheeks!”

1. Rich Oliver, 2:17.074
2. Chuck Sorensen, 2:18.680
3. Jimmy Filice, 2:19.220
4. Michael Hannas, 2:20.294
5. Perry Melneciuc, 2:20.742
6. Ed Marchini, 2:21.198
7. Simon Turner, 2:22.092
8. Chris Pyles, 2:24.084
9. William Himmelsbach, 2:24.674
10. Ed Sorbo, 2:25.002
11. Cory West, 2:25.830
12. Shane Breeding, 2:27.337
13. Bruce Lind, 2:27.884
14. Roy de Groot, 2:27.962
15. Eric Stephens, 2:28.485

Race Two Superbike Results From Road America:

1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R7
2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51
3. Nicky Hayden, Honda RC51
4. Andreas Meklau, Ducati 996
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR
6. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha YZF-R7
7. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R750
8. Jordan Szoke, H-D VR1000
9. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki ZX-7RR
10. John Jacobi, Suzuki GSX-R750
11. Andrew Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R750
12. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R750
14. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Brett Ray, Suzuki GSX-R750
16. Brett Boyd, Suzuki GSX-R750
17. Mike Smith, H-D VR1000
18. Rick Shaw, Suzuki GSX-R750
19. Dr. Jeffrey Purk, D.D.S., Suzuki GSX-R750
20. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R750
21. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R750
22. Greg Fryer, Yamaha YZF-R7
23. Mike Walsh, Suzuki GSX-R750
24. Mauro Cereda, Suzuki GSX-R750
25. Larry Pegram, Ducati 996
26. Steve Rapp, Ducati 996
27. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51
28. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki GSX-R750
29. Pascal Picotte, H-D VR1000

The race was red flagged on lap five when Jamie Hacking crashed in “The Kink” on lap five. Hacking was unhurt thanks to the Air Fence and able to make the re-start.

Gobert led the first part of the race, ran off the track on the second lap of the re-start, and came back to win the race.

Crashers included:

Nicky Hayden, warm-up lap
Aaron Yates, lap three
Jamie Hacking, laps five and 15
Mat Mladin, laps three and five
Larry Pegram, lap six
Steve Rapp, lap six
Kurtis Roberts, lap six

Chevy Trucks Superbike Point Standings:
1. Mladin, 198 points
2. Bostrom, 163 points
3. Tommy Hayden, 139 points
4. Chandler, 138 points
5. Nicky Hayden, 136 points
6. Gobert, 126 points
6. Yates, 126 points
8. Hacking, 120 points
9. Roberts, 114 points
10. Duhamel, 113 points.

1. Aaron Yates, 2:16.190, Suzuki
2. Eric Bostrom, 2:16.385, Kawasaki
3. Kurtis Roberts, 2:16.503, Honda
4. Jamie Hacking, 2:16.573, Suzuki
5. Anthony Gobert, 2:17.169, Yamaha
6. Aaron Gobert, 2:17.212, Yamaha
7. Miguel Duhamel, 2:17.600, Honda
8. Josh Hayes, 2:17.610, Honda
9. Tommy Hayden, 2:17.662, Yamaha
10. John Hopkins, 2:17.889, Suzuki
11. Jake Zemke, 2:18.351, Honda
12. Jimmy Moore, 2:18.905, Suzuki
13. Tom Kipp, 2:18.990, Suzuki
14. Roger Lee Hayden, 2:19.364, Suzuki
15. Vincent Haskovec, 2:21.553, Suzuki